The Bells
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"The Bells" is a lyrical poem by Edgar Allan Poe that uses musical repetition and onomatopoeia to evoke the changing moods and stages of life through the sounds of different bells.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Bells canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T295541 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Bells Context triple: [Edgar Allan Poe, notableWork, The Bells]
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A.
Eight Bells
Eight Bells is a renowned 1886 maritime painting by American artist Winslow Homer, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of sailors taking a celestial reading at sea.
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B.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam is the annual Academy Awards tribute segment honoring film industry members who have died in the preceding year.
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C.
Harrow Songs
Harrow Songs are a celebrated collection of traditional school songs closely associated with the culture and history of Harrow School in England.
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D.
The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
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E.
The Blessed Damozel
The Blessed Damozel is a famous 19th-century poem and later painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti that epitomizes the romantic, medievalizing, and spiritually charged aesthetic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Bells Target entity description: "The Bells" is a lyrical poem by Edgar Allan Poe that uses musical repetition and onomatopoeia to evoke the changing moods and stages of life through the sounds of different bells.
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A.
Eight Bells
Eight Bells is a renowned 1886 maritime painting by American artist Winslow Homer, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of sailors taking a celestial reading at sea.
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B.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam is the annual Academy Awards tribute segment honoring film industry members who have died in the preceding year.
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C.
Harrow Songs
Harrow Songs are a celebrated collection of traditional school songs closely associated with the culture and history of Harrow School in England.
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D.
The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
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E.
The Blessed Damozel
The Blessed Damozel is a famous 19th-century poem and later painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti that epitomizes the romantic, medievalizing, and spiritually charged aesthetic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyrical poem
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depictsSound |
alarm bells
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funeral bells ⓘ sleigh bells ⓘ wedding bells ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1849 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Sartain's Union Magazine ⓘ |
| form | narrative progression through sound ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Poe as poet ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry ⓘ |
| influenced | later sound-focused poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
crescendo of emotional intensity
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heavy use of sound devices ⓘ increasing length of stanzas ⓘ musicality of language ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | late in Poe's career ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | variable ⓘ |
| setToMusicBy | various composers ⓘ |
| structure | four stanzas ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary criticism
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scholarly analysis ⓘ |
| symbol |
bells
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brazen bells ⓘ golden bells ⓘ iron bells ⓘ silver bells ⓘ |
| theme |
alarm and terror
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death and mourning ⓘ joy and celebration ⓘ passage of time ⓘ stages of life ⓘ |
| tone |
joyful in early stanzas
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melancholic in final stanza ⓘ ominous in later stanzas ⓘ |
| usesLiteraryDevice |
alliteration
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assonance ⓘ internal rhyme ⓘ onomatopoeia ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Bells Description of subject: "The Bells" is a lyrical poem by Edgar Allan Poe that uses musical repetition and onomatopoeia to evoke the changing moods and stages of life through the sounds of different bells.
Referenced by (9)
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subject surface form:
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